updated 07:35 am EST, Mon February 6, 2012

Nokia and Samsung have white phones this month

Two flagship smartphones got white edition treatments on Monday. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now confirmed to be shipping to the UK in white on February 13. It carries the same features as the Android 4.0 flagship and shrouds the back in a white hue of the textured back.

Whether or not the white version comes to North America isn't certain, although it may be limited to importers rather than a carrier.

The Nokia Lumia 800 is also getting one of its more common requests with a white color of its own. The wrap-around polycarbonate plastic now comes in a glossy white for all but the main screen area. Nokia's special Windows Phone should be available in Europe later this month.

Nokia hasn't said if the white Lumia 800 will come to Canada or other countries. It also hasn't confirmed or denied whether it will give the Lumia 900 the same treatment, although it shares the same manufacturing process.